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scrapbooks ecourse! In this ecourse
you'll learn all about:
1. Part 1 - How to prepare for your
scrapbook.
2. Part 2 - Organizing your photos.
3. Part 3 - Cropping your photos
4. Part 4 - Creating your first page.
5. Part 5 - Adding your embellishments.
Let's go ahead & get started today with
"Organizing your photos".
Part 2 - Organizing your photos
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The biggest challenge to starting your
scrapbook is organizing your photos.
This may seem overwhelming to many, but
can be done in a minimal amount of time
using these helpful tips.
• First, start in an open area of your
home to allow space for several piles of
photos. Preferably a part of your home
that is not a common meeting area, such
as a spare bedroom or office.
• Next, discard of any photos that are
out of focus or damaged. You will also
want to place Polaroid pictures in a
separate pile. You do not want these
pictures to leak onto your good photos.
Polaroid pictures may contain a certain
acid that will permanently damage your
photos. Save any copies of photos you
may want to use in your scrapbook.
Copies will come in handy if you make a
mistake and need to replace a photo.
You may also want to use them in another
scrapbook.
• Start putting photos into piles by
chronological order. This task does not
have to be exact. You may start with
photos from certain decades, such as,
70's, 80's, etc. You can also organize
them through the years, for example,
early eighties, mid eighties, and late
eighties. If you are making a scrapbook
for your child, it would be best to
start from birth to present. If you are
creating a scrapbook with a holiday
theme, then start with the holiday
closest to the beginning of the year.
• Now you can organize the piles into
different events or special moments.
This could include; birthdays,
graduations, sporting events, and
vacations. Create a system that works
well for you.
• For a wedding album you should
organize the photos of each partner from
childhood to adult. Adding pictures of
the couple together in a separate pile.
If the couple has children from a
previous marriage you would place their
photos in a separate pile as well.
• If you are creating a family tree
scrapbook start with each side of the
family members relatives. Sometimes it
is easier to start with the most current
members of the family. This would could
be grandchildren or great-grand children
and then work backwards from there.
Next time we'll be discussing alittle
about "Cropping your photos".
For more information about this part of
Organizing your photos, please refer to
my definitive guide to scrapbooking at
http://craigmcpherson.info/scrapbooking
Take Care,
Craig McPherson
http://craigmcpherson.info/scrapbooking
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